When Zhao Huan learned that the Jin Army's East Route Army had withdrawn and returned to the north, a smile finally appeared on his pale face. The Jurchens attacked the Song Dynasty in two ways, and now that this way has been withdrawn, it is estimated that the Sticky Han Department besieging Taiyuan will not be able to wait long. As soon as he ascended the throne, he inherited a mess from his imperial father, and now he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

After listening to the brief report of the battle situation, Zhao Huan glanced at the group of generals. Seeing that they were all mighty, his heart was overjoyed, so he asked, "I don't know where Yao Pingzhong is?" "Why did he ask Yao Pingzhong, who had just ascended the throne? It's just because this new monarch looks like his father on the surface, gentle and elegant, and has an extraordinary bearing. But when he was still the crown prince in the East Palace, he had already paid attention to the Chinese military minister, especially the young talents. Yao Pingzhong has a reputation in the Western Army, and Zhao Huan has also heard of him in the East Palace.

Yao Pingzhong did not hide his ecstasy at all, stepped forward, and bowed: "Minister Yao Pingzhong, I have seen Your Majesty!" ”

Zhao Huan saw that he was in his early thirties, with a martial figure, and a fierce expression, and he had heard of him, and he was overjoyed for a while, and praised: "What a tiger general!" The country has such a brave general, why is it afraid of the Jurchen Diyi? ”

Yao Pingzhong is also not modest, and only thanked the official family. The generals in the same industry all cast a look of envy, the new monarch ascended the throne, it was the time of "a son of heaven and a courtier", leaving an impression on the official family at this moment, it seems that Yao Xiyan was lucky this time. After asking Yao Pingzhong alone, Zhao Huan asked the names of the generals in the same direction, and the seed master introduced them one by one. When Xu Wei was introduced, Zhao Huan saw that he was young, and asked with a smile: "Can you reach the age of a weak crown?" ”

"The minister will be twenty years old in four months." Xu Wei replied.

Zhao Huan nodded, looked at it for a long time, and had nothing else to say, praised the generals, and promised to reward them for their merits later. He also specially instructed the seed master to let him live well, and the country was counting on him to lead the army to fight when he was employing people. After thanking the generals, he got up and prepared to return to the palace. After the seed master led the crowd to send him off, he withdrew from the martial arts hall.

As soon as he walked out of the palace gate, Yao Pingzhong was full of spirits, and he felt fluttering when he walked. At the beginning, Tong Taishi presided over the military affairs of the northwest, and he embarrassed himself several times, and even obstructed the face saint. Now that I have come to Tokyo with my army, the new emperor seems to have known my name. Later, when I talk about meritorious deeds, I have to be promoted to the rank of knight! Looking around at his comrades on the left and right, they all looked as usual. It's a pity that you, who are more senior than me, have never let the officials remember half a point. Although the temple asked for his name today, he must have turned around and forgotten it, how can he have his own glory? The more I thought about it, the happier I became, and I couldn't help but laugh out loud. Xu Wei helped the planter and shook his head slightly.

A few days later, the Privy Council issued the Emperor's Edict of Commendation. Seed Master Dao led the army to Qin Wang, repelled the Jurchen army, and relieved the siege of Hebei, with outstanding contributions. He was specially appointed as the major master of the inspection school, the Privy Council of Tongzhi, the Xuanfu envoy of the two rivers of Gyeonggi, and the divisions of the Qin Wang were all under his command. Yao Pingzhong, on the other hand, was appointed as an observer of Weizhou and concurrently served as the commander of the two rivers in Gyeonggi, and the rest of the generals had their own rewards.

After the edict, the generals were surprised by the officials' love for Yao Pingzhong. First, the observation makes this title virtual, without a position, without a fixed number of personnel, but according to the convention, it is a military official before he is ready to be promoted, that is to say, it will not be long before the imperial court will issue another edict to promote Yao Pingzhong. And the capital system is even more remarkable, this official title is not permanent, every time there is a war, it is convenient for the generals to choose a competent person to take this position, in charge of the military, similar to the Tang Dynasty's "marching marshal". In other words, the Seed Master Dao was in charge of military affairs, while Yao Pingzhong was in charge of the troops.

As for Xu Wei's promotion, although it is not small, it is much shabby compared to the one in front, and it is not commensurate with his military exploits. When the new emperor ascended the throne, the rank of civil and military officials was promoted by one rank, and he should be promoted from the forty-second order to the forty-first order. But his rank is between thirty-five and forty-two, and he can "double turn", so he is promoted to the fortieth rank Wu Jinglang. Fought with the Jin army in the field and beheaded more than 1,000 people, but the Privy Council thought it was unlikely, and only transferred to the first order, and because he was in the "double turn", he was promoted to the thirty-eighth rank Wu Jielang. Again the merit of sticking to the pontoon bridge, this is what all the armies have seen with their own eyes, and there is no half-falsehood, so they turned to the third order. continued to make a double turn, and crossed the 23rd to 34th rank of the ladder that must be passed without promotion, and was directly promoted to the twentieth rank of the seventh-rank martial arts doctor, awarded the reserve envoy, and gave him a very special position, "Lianghe Zhongyi Patrol Patrol Inspector".

The so-called "Loyal and Righteous Patrol Society" is a civilian armed force spontaneously organized by the people of Hedong and Hebei due to the southern invasion and displacement of the Jin army, but it is not a township soldier, and it can be called a "righteous army". Among the divisions of King Qin outside Tokyo, there are not a few such "loyal patrol companies". The position of "inspection envoy" was also very special in the Song Dynasty, where "generals do not know soldiers, soldiers do not know generals", and army generals were frequently replaced. "If the position is not high, the court will be easy to control, and if it is not easy for a long time, the military will be fully known." In other words, the inspection makes the status and official rank not high, and the imperial court is easy to control, but it is not replaced for a long time, so it is easy to be familiar with military affairs. In addition, in addition to the gold and silver rewards that all the generals had, Xu Wei had one more thing, a gold belt. After the appointment was announced, the seed master Dao deeply regretted it. He believed that with Xu Wei's talent and merits, the imperial court should make an exceptional appointment and integrate his troops into the forbidden army. Although he is still young and has insufficient qualifications, he is a little uncomfortable to sit on one side, but it is enough to be a commander of the army. If it weren't for Xu Wei leading his troops to stick to the pontoon bridge, only God knows what the current situation would look like. Worried that Xu Wei was unhappy, the Seed Master Dao personally comforted you, and said that you have an extra golden belt than the generals, which means that the imperial court still values you very much. In fact, he knew in his heart that this was probably because the court knew that Xu Wei had made a great contribution this time, but he did not make an exception, so he gave him a gold belt to show encouragement. But in the ancestral system of the Great Song Dynasty, military ministers can't intervene in politics, and personnel appointments can't interfere, and he can't help them.

But instead of making a fuss, Xu Wei was secretly happy. Through this southern invasion of the Jin army, he profoundly realized that most of the forbidden army had rotted to the bones and was not vulnerable at all. There were 50,000 defenders in Yanshan Mansion, 5,000 Zhending troops, 30,000 reinforcements in Zhongshan Mansion, more than 10,000 daimyo forbidden troops led by He Ji, and more than 30,000 defenders on the north bank of the Yellow River. Counting on such an army to defend the country? It's better to pull it down as soon as possible. The imperial court appointed himself as the inspection envoy of the Loyal and Righteous Patrol Society, and did not revoke his position as the commander of the township Yong battalion, so the "no quota" rule of the township Yong battalion is still valid!

................

Today's third update!